Monday, December 12, 2011

Preparing for Christmas

Christmas is a season of preparation. We prepare our homes, we stock our pantries and we prepare gifts for our loved ones. We are often being asked how we're doing with our preparations and the answers vary but are about the same. I wonder what would happen if we changed the types of questions we ask this time of year. What if the main question we got was "Is your heart ready for Christmas?"

Another good questions is, "how do you go about preparing your heart for Christmas?" I believe that focusing on the true meaning of Christmas is fundamental. For mothers with small kids, it's important to use repetition before, during and after the Christmas season.

Right now my kids are learning about Christmas at church, so what I do is repeat their lesson during the week. I also use their kid's Bible (and let me tell you, the illustrations are awesome) to tell a little bit of the story each day.

As far as my own heart, what I try to do is focus by reading about the Christmas story from the different Gospels and also the related passages in the old Testament. It's important for me to read it for myself an remember what an amazing gift Jesus is to me.

Now that I'm pregnant, the Christmas story has special meaning. I have written about the story of Mary and Elisabeth during my While I Wait series and I reminded of their story during this special season.

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Cintia Listenbee is a Journalist, Speaker but more importantly, she is the wife of Pastor Zeke Listenbee and the mother of 3 amazing children. This SimplyCintia.com is the bilingual (English/Português) blog where she spreads hope one post at the time. Cintia enjoys running marathons and listening to audio books. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. To work with Cintia, go to CintiaListenbee.com